Episode 2026-06-12

You're listening to Seven Horns AI — your AI-powered market update. Hello everyone and welcome to your market wrap-up for Friday, June twelfth, twenty twenty-six. US equities finished the week on a high note, marking their second consecutive positive session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average led the way, climbing zero point seven zero percent, or three hundred fifty-three point five one points, to close at fifty-one thousand two hundred two point two six. The S&P five hundred gained zero point four nine percent, or thirty-six point five six points, ending the day at seven thousand four hundred thirty point eight six. The Nasdaq Composite lagged slightly but still posted a gain of zero point three one percent, or seventy-nine point one eight points, closing at twenty-five thousand eight hundred eighty-eight point eight four. Intraday, the market opened with mixed sentiment; the Dow gapped higher while the Nasdaq slipped and the S&P five hundred was largely flat. However, sentiment steadily improved throughout the morning, culminating in a midday rally. This rally was fueled in part by hopes of a potential U.S.–Iran peace deal. All three major indices held onto those gains, closing positive for the day. Looking ahead to after-hours trading, S&P five hundred futures are essentially flat versus the cash close, with a drift of only three-hundredths of a percent, indicating no meaningful directional move yet. Dow futures are also essentially flat. Nasdaq one hundred futures, howeve